Six-year-old Liam Cuttle was diagnosed with stage four, high-risk neuroblastoma, a type of childhood cancer, just before his fourth birthday.

A wayward red helium balloon has become a symbol of hope for one family coping with cancer.

Six-year-old Liam Cuttle was diagnosed with stage four, high-risk neuroblastoma, a type of childhood cancer, just before his fourth birthday. He was deemed cancer-free last January but his family continues to raise money for cancer research through their charity called Liam’s Brigade.

Liam’s Brigade

Four-year-old Liam dreams of becoming a firefighter one day. You can often find him walking the halls of SickKids wearing his firefighter costume as he fights a battle of a different kind – cancer.

Shortly after his third birthday, and after months of experiencing mysterious stomach pains, Liam was diagnosed with stage IV neuroblastoma, an aggressive form of childhood cancer that has a high occurrence for relapse. He was given a 50% chance of survival.

Liam Cuttle, 4, was diagnosed with neuroblastoma, a cancer of the sympathetic nervous system that usually affects infants and young children. It is the third-most common pediatric cancer (behind leukemia and brain tumours).